Lampedusa was an island very hospitable and touristic, now populated by illegal immigrants is becoming the land of port.
Before:
Now: Lampedusa in danger of collapse. In the night between 29 and 30 March 2011 they landed 454 other migrants, which will be added to almost six thousand already on the island, bringing the total to 6,200 desperate, fleeing mainly from North Africa. The angry residents, who had already occupied the port to protest the besieged city council, outside of which stands now says "It's not racist, but survival." The people demanding the immediate transfer of migrants, however, already started on Tuesday with the Grimaldi ship, which carried 827 people Manduria, Taranto. 5 more vessels, the Government has set up to ferry immigrants to detention centers, are en route to Lampedusa, the arrival is scheduled for Wednesday. There are 4 passenger ships and the San Marco Navy, which should lead all migrants remained in the 13 sites proposed by the government and set up in various regions. Meanwhile in Lampedusa is emergency food, health and social care. The precarious sanitary conditions of thousands of immigrants landed on Lampedusa in the last few days raise the risk of spreading infectious diseases. The six inspectors sent ASL Sicilian island, suggest that the situation could spin out of control. One of them, Tullio Prestileo, spoke of a "complex situation, with a precarious balance," adding that "there are no signs of disease, but if nothing is undertaken to clear the island immediately, the health situation may not be short more under control. " The other alarm, social, throws the Governor of Sicily, Raffaele Lombardo. "The Tunisians have occupied the island, ruled in a tough speech, adding that" immigrants are everywhere and are beginning to enter homes and threaten people who are plugged in because they are afraid to go out. “
The day after the visit of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, are working to restore the island of Lampedusa to its normal condition. began the reclamation of areas near the harbor, where they camped for days hundreds of Tunisians. The predictions of the Prime Minister yesterday spoke of 60 days for the completion of reclamation. Meanwhile proceed faster the loading of the immigrants on board the ships provided by the Government. Despite last night landed on the island are another 500 people today were more than 2500 non-Europeans allowed out of the archipelago by sea and by air. Continued work at the airport Lampedusa, from which have already started on two planes 200 immigrants, which are expected to be another hundred this afternoon.
Before:
Now:
Lampedusa in danger of collapse. In the night between 29 and 30 March 2011 they landed 454 other migrants, which will be added to almost six thousand already on the island, bringing the total to 6,200 desperate, fleeing mainly from North Africa.
The angry residents, who had already occupied the port to protest the besieged city council, outside of which stands now says "It's not racist, but survival."
The people demanding the immediate transfer of migrants, however, already started on Tuesday with the Grimaldi ship, which carried 827 people Manduria, Taranto. 5 more vessels, the Government has set up to ferry immigrants to detention centers, are en route to Lampedusa, the arrival is scheduled for Wednesday. There are 4 passenger ships and the San Marco Navy, which should lead all migrants remained in the 13 sites proposed by the government and set up in various regions.
Meanwhile in Lampedusa is emergency food, health and social care. The precarious sanitary conditions of thousands of immigrants landed on Lampedusa in the last few days raise the risk of spreading infectious diseases.
The six inspectors sent ASL Sicilian island, suggest that the situation could spin out of control. One of them, Tullio Prestileo, spoke of a "complex situation, with a precarious balance," adding that "there are no signs of disease, but if nothing is undertaken to clear the island immediately, the health situation may not be short more under control. "
The other alarm, social, throws the Governor of Sicily, Raffaele Lombardo. "The Tunisians have occupied the island, ruled in a tough speech, adding that" immigrants are everywhere and are beginning to enter homes and threaten people who are plugged in because they are afraid to go out. “
The day after the visit of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, are working to restore the island of Lampedusa to its normal condition. began the reclamation of areas near the harbor, where they camped for days hundreds of Tunisians. The predictions of the Prime Minister yesterday spoke of 60 days for the completion of reclamation.
Meanwhile proceed faster the loading of the immigrants on board the ships provided by the Government.
Despite last night landed on the island are another 500 people today were more than 2500 non-Europeans allowed out of the archipelago by sea and by air. Continued work at the airport Lampedusa, from which have already started on two planes 200 immigrants, which are expected to be another hundred this afternoon.